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The Only Power You Need to Be Free of Troublesome People Since what other people do to you is not in your power to change, you need only concern yourself with what you do to yourself, for that is in your power

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Guy Finley
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: February 22
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The belief that you have no choice but to keep suffering through whatever frightens you is like believing you have to hold onto a scalding cup so that you won't spill your coffee!
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The next time you catch yourself starting to feel bad about anything, immediately stop everything you are doing for a moment and, as simply and as honestly as you can, ask yourself: Is this what I really want?
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The strength of any weakness within us is the degree to which it is feared.
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The fear of seeing ourselves as we are ensures we will never see the end of our fears.
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